Fishing Articles

Halibut, rockfish filling the salmon void
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JUNE 1, 2017
Shelter Cove

There’s no doubt the salmon closure has left a huge void in our saltwater season that can’t be filled. There’s really nothing that compares to the thrill, taste, and the tradition of salmon fishing off of our coast. However, if the halibut and rockfish continue to chew up baits like they are now, it will certainly lessen the sting. Charter...
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ODFW Weekly Recreational Report
by ODFW, MAY 31, 2017

Free Fishing Weekend June 3-4 Take someone fishing during Free Fishing Weekend June 3 and 4. On those two days, no license, tag or endorsement is required to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon. New to fishing and wondering how to get started? Check out the schedule of free family fishing events being held throughout the state on those two days. The fine...
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Sacramento River closure - bad or good?
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 31, 2017
Sacramento River - Lower

The permanent annual closure of the Sacramento River tail water trout fishery recommended by CDFW is now in effect. The recommended seasonal closure of the 5.5 mile section of the Sacramento River below Keswick Dam down to the SR 44 bridge in Redding has made its way from CDFW to the Office of Administrative Law and is now a permanent...
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Redding Sac River Closure in Effect
by Gary Heffley, MAY 30, 2017
Sacramento River - Lower

The often discussed and proposed closure of the Sacramento River from Keswick Dam to the Highway 44 Bridge in Redding to fishing has taken effect over this last weekend. Wardens have begun enforcing the closure that will remain in effect until August 1. The closure will become an annual closure from April 1 thru August 1 according to reports, and is...
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CDFW: White Sharks are Protected from Fishing
by CDFW, MAY 30, 2017

As the summer months approach and with increased sightings of White Sharks off Southern California beaches, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is issuing a reminder that White Sharks are a protected species under both state and federal fisheries laws and regulations. “White Sharks are regularly found in Southern California in summer months, usually heading to Mexico in the...
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2017 Spring Groundfish Outlook
by Tom Marking, MAY 30, 2017
Humboldt County Coast

I always enjoyed the scene from “Fiddler on the Roof” where Tevye is having a discussion with himself up in the barn loft; “on the one hand”….but “on the other hand”…and so it would go, debating the pros and cons of various decisions he was faced with. I can relate: We are open for fishing for groundfish and halibut on...
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